Chiefly for this reason, he was asked to the Coupeaus' wedding party.
L'Assommoir.
MEYER, owner of a Viennese bakery in Faubourg Poissonniere. The Coupeaus
bought their bread from him in order to please Lantier. L'Assommoir.
MICHELIN (M.), a surveyor of the Municipal Council. "His wife, a pretty
woman, occasionally called to apologize to her husband's chiefs for his
absence, when he stayed away through ill-health. He was often ill, but
he obtained promotion at each illness." In order to secure Saccard's
influence, Michelin assisted him in getting exorbitant prices for land
sold to the city. La Curee.
MICHELIN (MADAME), wife of the preceding. By means of her good looks and
a determination to get on at any cost, she secured the influence of her
husband's superiors, and got rapid promotion for him in the office of
the Municipal Council. La Curee.
MIETTE, the pet name of Marie Chantegreil. (q.v.).
MIETTE, one of the peasant girls of Les Artaud who assisted to decorate
the church for the festival of the Virgin. La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret.
MIGNON, a man who, beginning life as a bricklayer, had amassed a fortune
by speculations in building land during the early days of the Second
Empire.
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